Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Lobbying Organisation Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations

Date published 19 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Arts

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Seeking to meet to discuss issues affecting the industry including Section 481 and education.

Intended results Improve public representatives' understanding of animation industry and its importance to the Irish economy

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul Allen

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATION PRODUCERS IN IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

CRO number (if applicable) 556477

Company address THE GUINNESS ENTERPRISE CENTRE TAYLORS LANE DUBLIN 8

Main business or activity Representative Body

Company website animationireland.com

Contact email address info@animationireland.com

Contact phone number 0879324613

Contact address The Association of Animation Producers in Ireland Ltd, 14 – 16 Lord Edward Street, Dublin 2, D02 YC63

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails to public representatives seeking meeting.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to public representatives seeking meeting.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Joe McHugh Minister (Department of Education and Skills)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Josepha Madigan Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)